What is the part of speech near?

"Near" can be a few different parts of speech, depending on how it's used in a sentence:

* Adjective: Describing something that is close in distance or time.

* Adverb: Modifying a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating proximity.

* Preposition: Showing the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

Here are examples of each:

Adjective: "The house is near the park."

Adverb: "The children sat near the fireplace."

Preposition: "They live near the beach."

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